Evidence based policing : an introduction / edited by Renée Mitchell and Laura Huey.

Other author Mitchell, Renée J., editor.
Other author Huey, Laura, editor.
Format Electronic
PublicationBristol, UK : Policy Press, 2018.
Description1 online resource (272 pages)
Supplemental ContentProQuest Ebook Central
Subjects
Police.
Police administration.

Contents Intro; EVIDENCE BASED POLICING; Contents; List of tables and figures; SECTION I: Key ideas; 1. A light introduction to evidence based policing; Introduction; Definition of EBP; Using the "best available evidence"; The tools of evidence based research; The societies of EBP; Academic-practitioner relationships; What evidence based practices work?; Why be evidenced based?; 2. Targeting, testing, and tracking: the Cambridge Assignment Management system of evidence based police assignment; Introduction; Policing with the CAM system; The Triple-T foundation; The Triple-T in CAM.
Contents 3. Problem analysis to support decision-making in evidence based policing; Introduction; Problem analysis; The importance of problem analysis in the implementation of evidence based practices; Problem analysis as scientific evidence to support new police practices; Conclusion; 4. The legal framework for evidence based policing in the US; Introduction; Judicial presumptions about policing; Officers as experts; Validating investigative methods; 5. Identifying some misconceptions about evidence based policing: a research note; Introduction; Methods; Initial results; Themes identified from the data.
Contents ConclusionsSECTION II Research methods; 6. "Not all evidence is created equal": on the importance of matching research questions with research methods in evidence based policing; Introduction; Back to basics: contextualizing EBP designs as a methodological choice; Under the bonnet of research methods: a closer look at the fit-for-purpose dilemma; The "holy grail" of impact evaluations: causal research; 7. Twitter: a new Tardis for policing?; Introduction; The meaning and value of knowledge; So, what about social media as a research tool?; The options for policing: @wecops.
Contents Testing perceptions; Contemporary policing environment; Conclusions; 8. Systematic reviews: "better evidence for a better world"1; Introduction; The systematic review process; Systematic reviews of policing; Conclusions; 9. The case for open police research; Evidence based policing; The problem of accessibility; The problem of replicability; Enhancing accessibility and replicability: the role of open science; Challenges for open science in policing; Conclusion; 10. Knowledge wars: professionalization, organizational justice, and competing knowledge paradigms in British policing; Introduction.
Contents What constitutes knowledge in the context of policing?Where does this fit with evidence based policing?; Notions of professionalism; Concluding remarks; SECTION III: Current and emerging research areas; 11. The trials and tribulations of evidence based procedural justice; Evidence based procedural justice; Operationalising procedural justice in QCET; Replicating QCET; Discussion and conclusions; 12. Hot spots policing made easy; Introduction; Applying hot spot research to the field; Where, when, what, and how often?; What to do in the hot spot?; Creating a hot spot strategy for patrol.
Abstract Examining what makes something evidence-based and not merely evidence-informed, this book unifies the voices of police practitioners, academics, and pracademics. It provides real world examples of evidence-based police practices and how police research can be created and applied in the field.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Mitchell, Renée. Evidence based policing : An introduction. Bristol : Policy Press, ©2018
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